This research report dispels the myththat project management issimply a matter of applying the righttools—and that anyone can do it. Theauthors identify 15 leadership character-istics and 10 project types, which areexamined through

interviews and Web-based questionnaires
directed at those
who select project
managers for
appointment. The
sometimes surprising
results provide
a firm foundation

for making better decisions about
project manager selection—achieving
a better match between project
manager leadership skills and project
requirements.

Project Management Institute, 2006, ISBN:

9781933890203, paperback, 117 pp., $29.95

Member, $39.95 Nonmember.

PAUL SANGHERA, Ph.D., PMP
Fundamentals of Effective Program
Management: A Process Approach
Based on the Global Standard

One of the few
volumes to comprehensively
address program
management in
accordance with
new PMI standards, this book
introduces concepts in a logical

learning sequence, each one building
on the next as the total program
view unfolds. Concepts are explained
in their entirety upon introduction
and reviewed at the end of each
chapter. Exercises reinforce newly
acquired knowledge and provide a
stepping stone to practical application,
making this guide useful for self-learning, formal training or academic
application.

J. Ross Publishing, 2008, ISBN:

9781932159691, hardcover, 376 pp., $47.45

Member, $49.95 Nonmember.

J. RODNEY TURNER, Ph.D.
The Handbook of Project-Based
Management: Leading Strategic
Change in Organizations—
Third Edition

projects. The book also provides new
information on project life cycle, as
well as strategic design, stakeholders
and organizational capability. Readers
will find tools for managing project
performance and process, too.

McGraw-Hill Professional, 2008, ISBN:

9780071549745, hardcover, 452 pp., $85.45

Member, $89.95 Nonmember.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

Combined Standards Glossary—Fourth Edition

PMI’s Combined Standards Glossary is a valuable guide for project managers, students, writers
and business leaders who seek a better understanding of the specialized terms that form the
project management lexicon. The book identifies and defines, in alphabetical order, all terms
from 11 published PMI standards. This new edition reflects terms found in new and revised
standards, as well as extensions to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge
(PMBOK® Guide). Readers at all levels should find this a helpful resource.